Necktie device



Nov. 2l, 1939. o. cAslDY NECKTIE DEVICE Filed Aug. 8, 1958 ,Time/afar; (Osceola Casz'dy Patented Nov. 21, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Nacx'rm nevica omnia cindy, wieniu, nu. Application August s. 193s. serai-No. 223.1655 s claims. (ci. z-iss) My invention relates to an improvement in necktie devices.

The object of my invention is to provide a device whereby a short necktie may be used and still have the appearance of the usual necktie. This makes it possible to use neckties of higher quality without increasing the cost because of the fact that less material is used in making the tie.

Another object is to provide a tie of the kind mentioned, in which the knot is pre-formed by a base element that is covered with the tie material, or a contrasting material if desired.

Another object is that the knot element may carry ornaments, emblems, advertising or other objects as desired, in fact it may even carry a bow tie knot.

A further object is to provide a basefor the tie element that is inexpensive so that when the knot becomes soiled, it may be thrown away and a new knot employed.

A further object is to provide a device of the kind mentioned which may be securely fastened to the clothing of the wearer so that there is no danger of the tie dropping or being pulled off.

Another object is to provide a tie of the kind mentioned which may be easily and quickly put on.

Neckties usually become soiled more at the knot where the tie is tied and where the chin of the i0 wearer will frequently touch the knot, therefore that portion of the tie contained in the knot frequently becomes worn and soiled to the point where it is past further use while the remainder of the tie is perfectly good. By using my improved 5 necktie device, the knot portions of the tie are so inexpensive that the wearer may have several knots that are either of the same or harmonizing color as the tie to be worn therewith, therefore more expensive material may be put in the tie without increasing the cost of a necktie, and when the knot becomes soiled, it may be thrown away with very little loss and replaced with a new one.

Another object is that designs in the material in the knot may be placed so that they are 5 centered on the knot. This would be practically an impossibility if the tie was tied in the ordinary way.

Another object is that neckties of the conventional type which have become soiled and dis- D carded may be cut off just below the soiled portion and finished and provided with a button hole as shown in Fig. 7 and the tie will give as much or more service than it did originally.

These and other objects will be more fully ex- 5 plained as this description progresses.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is a front view of the knot element. Fig. 2 is a side view of the knot element. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the knot element. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the knot element. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of 5 the knot element, the section being taken along the line V-V in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a view of the back side of the necktie, showing the fastener employed to support the necktie assembly. Fig. 'I is a view of the back side of the necktie showing 10 a modified form of the device for supporting the necktie assembly. Fig. 8 is a detail face view of the device for supporting the necktie as shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 9 is an edge view of the device shown in Fig. 8, the view being taken from the l5 line IX-IX in Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is a view showing how the necktie is assembled in the knot element. Fig. 11 is a view illustrating how the necktie assembly is put on the wearer. Fig. 12 is a View showing the necktie assembly as it is finally placed 20 in wearing position on the wearer. Fig. 13 shows the necktie device with the knot element carrying a bow tie, the tie and knot elements being shown in the process of putting it on the wearer similar to vthat shown in Fig. 11. Fig. 14 is a view of the necktie and the bow tie carried on the knot element las it is nally positioned on the wearer.

Similar numerals of reference refer to the same parts throughout the several figures of the drawso ing.

'In the drawing is shown the knot element I5 which is provided with outwardly extending wing portions I6 and having a depending knot portion I'I, which is provided with rearwardly turned ele- 35 ments I8 which are provided with inwardly turned flange elements I9 which are positioned approximately parallel to each other and leaving a space 20 therebetween. The upper, inner corners of the turned portions I8 are rounded and slightly flared o outwardly as at I 8a so as to form a guide leading into the opening between the two elements I8. The inner edge of the flange elements I9 are pro'- vided with sharp projecting points 2|, the objects of which will be later explained. The knot element I5 is preferably made of light weight metallic material although it may be made of brous material such as pressed paper or composition material. However in the case of this material being used, the points 2| would probably be inserts, such as pin points or the like. 'I'he points ZI are directed downwardly for reasons later explained. The knot element having thus been formed is covered with any suitable necktie mate- 55 rial that is cemented or otherwise attached tu the knot form.

'The necktie comprises a piece of suitable necktie material, made into a tie form 25, similar to that shown in Figs. 6 and 7. 0n the upper end of the tie 23 and on the back side thereof, is a piece of reinforcing cloth material 24, that is stitched to the tie 23. At 25 is a hook or socket element adapted to receive acollar button. 'I'he element 25 comprisesa raised socket portion 25 having an opening 21 therein and having a flange 26a projecting from a portion 26. yThe ilange 26a is provided with holes 21 through which the element 25 may be sewed to the reinforcing cloth 24. Other methods of attaching the element 25 to the cloth 24 may be employed, for examplethe flange 26a may be provided with points that may be passed through the cloth 24 and clinched. Another method of attaching the tie to the collar button is to provide a button hole 2B in the cloth 24.

Now to assemble the tie in the knot element, the knot element is held in one hand with the back side turned up and the tie element 23 is folded together longitudinally and is held in the other hand in a position over the opening 20 in the knot element, and the upper end of the tie element 23 -is pressed downwardly with the first finger into the rounded opening formed by the corners `I8a of the knot element and then the entire tie element 23 is slipped downwardly, whereupon the tie is fed through the opening 20 and the knot element is positioned on the tie as shown in Fig. 11, whereupon the collar button of the shirt may be slipped into the socket element 25 or if a button hole is used instead of the socket'25, the tie may be buttoned on the shirt button, after which the knot element may be slipped'upwardly so that the wing elements I5 are positioned under the points 28' of the collar to give the finished appearance of the tie being tied as shown in Fig. 12. The knot element I5, having been thus positioned, the sharp points 2l will stick into the material oi.' the tie 23 and prevent the knot element from slipping downward, also the tie element would be prevented from moving upwardly so that the socket 25 would become detached from the collar button.

Now to remove the tie from the wearer, the points I6 of the knot element would be slipped from under the points 28 oi the collar, and the knot element moved upwardly until it slips ofi' the tie 23, whereupon the tie may be readily removed from the collar button on which' it hangs.

In Figs. 13 and 14 is illustrated how the knot element I is assembled on the tie the same as described for Figs. 11 and 12, the only diierence being that there is a bow 29 mounted on the element I5 so that when the device is nally assembled, it will give the appearance of a combination bow and four-in-hand tie as shown in Fig. 14.

Such modiilcations may be employed as lie within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit and intention of the invention. Now having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a necktie device; a knot element and a necktie element, said knot element having a knot form and wing like portions extending outwardly therefrom at the top thereof, and a slot bounded by a pair of inwardly extending parallel wall elements on the back thereof for receiving a tie therebetween, and means on the inner edges of said parallel Wall portions for allowing the necktie to slip therein in a downward direction only, and means on said necktie for engaging a button so as to prevent excessive downward movement of the necktie through the knot element.

2. In a necktie device of the kind described; a knot element and a necktie element, said knot element having a knot like form with outwardly projecting wing portions at the top thereof, the side portion of the knot element having rearwardly and inwardly turned portions the edges of which are provided with inwardly turned flanges that are spaced apart and positioned in parallelism with each other so as to permit the passage of the necktie element therebetween, said ange elements having sharp points on the inner edges thereof so as to permit the knot element to slidev in an upwardly direction only on the necktie element, and means on said necktie element for engaging a collar button so as to prevent the downward withdrawal of the necktie from the knot element.

3. In a knot element for neckties;` said lmot element comprising a substantial form of a knot and carrying an additional tie display thereon, said knot element having inwardly turned walls on the back thereof to form a walled slot at the rear of the knot element to receive a necktie and the inner edges of said inwardly turned walls having elements thereon to engage a necktie so as to prevent the downward movement of said knot element on the necktie.

OSCEOLA CASIDY. Il 

